Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
Chair of the Board Dr. Steven Isoye (2023) | Illinois State Board of education
There were 467 students in the halls of Pope County Community Unit School District 1 schools, 2.9% lower than the year before.
The enrollment numbers in Pope County amplified the state's declining trend, showing a sharper decrease in student numbers than the state average.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 50.5% of them were girls, and 49.5% were boys.
Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 94.7% of the Pope County Community Unit School District 1's total enrollment.
Pope County Community Unit School District 1 has a main office in Golconda and is the only school district within Pope County.
In 2022, Illinois had 1,925,415 students enrolled in a total of almost 4,000 schools. There were 130,467 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 15 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for several years, influenced by demographic changes. Between the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 school years, public and private K-12 enrollment fell by 3% (60,900 students), a significantly larger decline than the typical 0.5% to 1.5% annual decreases seen in the state over the last five years.
| School | Total Enrollment in 2021-22 | Total Enrollment in 2020-21 | Total % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pope County Elementary School | 325 | 320 | 1.6% |
| Pope County High School | 142 | 161 | -11.8% |
Alerts Sign-up